I took part in a discussion of macroeconomic policy this week. One participant dismissed discussion based on the scale of our current crisis that suggested
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Time to move on from old nuclear
The FT has reported this morning that: Hitachi is on the verge of abandoning its plan to build a nuclear power station at Wylfa in
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Is HMRC letting big business off the tax hook?
HMRC have announced a new tax amnesty. And this time it is for big business. It’s called the Profit Diversion Compliance Facility, and what it
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National Investment Banks: a lecture by Professor Stephany Griffith-Jones 29 January 2019
I have known Professor Stephany Griffith-Jones for some time. We are now both members of the Progressive Economy Forum, for whom she is presenting a
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Scotland needs modern monetary theory
Another day, and another good modern monetary theory article, this time from Robin McAlpine at Common Weal in Scotland, with whom I work on occasion. As
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The only viable alternative macroeconomic policy there is
The Innovation Forum website has an article out under the heading Could an innovative Green New Deal kick start 2019? It says: The history of
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Tax at the core of MMT
I have just noticed (hat tip to Simon Wren-Lewis) that New York magazine has an article on modern monetary theory and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the
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Elsewhere
I have a fairly busy day ahead of me. There is not more time for blogging for a bit. However, might I commend two articles
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We are, after all, taking back control
There did, at times of late, seem to be no way to prevent a no deal Brexit. The fact that legislation will be required appeared
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